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Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. VG, 1/2 leather rebound w/original boards, 6 compartments., Tall elephant folio, 1 vols. contains Old testament + Apochrypha, 44 full page copperplate engravings, 3 maps Following index contains 1."A Brief Table or the Interpretation of the Proper Names Chiefly in the Old Testament" 2. CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX ; Years and Times from Adam unto Chris 3. Postscript 4 TABLES or Scripture Measures 5. Brief Chronolgical Catalogue of Apostles 6. Directions to the Binder 7. List of subscribers. list of 318 subscribers.We believe this is a rare first edition, 1773, according to the British Museum which was printed in only 1 volume. The title page does indicate a presumptive printing of the second volume containing the New Testament, but it is not part of this copy, nor are there any indications that this was printed with the New Testament contents. However, all of the charts, indexes, etc are contained. Which allows us to conclude that this was the complete first, with the second…
Read More THE HOLY BIBLE by CASSELL,PETTER AND GALPIN - 1840
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THE HOLY BIBLE
by CASSELL,PETTER AND GALPIN
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The Holy Bible, Cassell's Illustrated Family Bible, Superior Edition. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, with References and a Condensed Concordance. Illustrated with More Than Nine Hundred Highly Finished Engravings. Unknown Binding– The estimated date: 1840. THIS BIBLE IS 174 YEARS OLD. GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS. This Bible is the first print of 60 copies and was from the very house of Cassell himself. It is unclear but the Bible was given as a gift and ended up in America. THE BIBLE HAS AN ELEMENT OF MYSTERY ASSOCIATED WITH IT. OWING TO THE FACT THAT IT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN THE PROPERTY A SECRET SOCIETY THAT EXISTED IN OBERLIN COLLEGE EST. APPROXIMATELY 1833,IN OHIO, USA. ALL SOCIETIES IN THE COLLEGE WERE DISBANDED SOMETIME IN 1847. THE INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THIS BIBLE INPARTICULAR HAS BEEN FILTERED DOWN THROUGH VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS FOR WELL OVER 140 YEARS AT LEAST HOWEVER, IT IS A VERY VERY UNUSUAL BIBLE. THE BIBLE'S BINDING SHOWS WEAR, SOME MOVEMENT SCRATCHES GRACE THE FADED HEAVY FRONT AND BACK COVERS. THE TANNED PAGES ARE TIGHTLY BOUND AND INTACT. THE BOOK WEIGHS APPROX 5.5-6KGS. BOOKSELLER INVENTORY WRY000001THB.
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Universal Family Bible, the
by Southwell, Henry
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Lisu Luke. (Bible of First edition in Lisu written language): Bible for the Lisu nationality who are a minority living in a southwestern mountain area in China
by G E Metcalf; British and Foreign Bible Society. Shanghai, China
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Very rare, first edition. Bible for the Lisu nationality who are a minority living in a southwestern mountain area in China. This book is of very interesting because Lisu has only oral language but not written language. This Lisu written language was invented and designed by the missionary writer of this book for the nationality by combining both oriental and western languages. However, this written language disappear after Chinese Communist Government got power in 1949 when they began to spread Chinese Characters in the area.Title from verso t.p. Has also a Chinese title page as shown because it is published in Shanghai, China.
136 pages ; 20 cm. A little wear on covers, near fine in total.
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TIBETAN NEW TESTAMENT
by H A Jäschke; Augustus William Heyde; F A Redslob; Nathaniel.;
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THE HOLY BIBLE. Reprinted according to the Authorised version 1611. -- With; The Apochrypha
by NONESUCH PRESS. ; GOODEN. STEPHEN. Illustrates
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The Nonesuch Press. London. 1924-27. FIVE VOLUMES. Tall 4to. (12.3 x 8.3 inches). Limited edition. One of 1000 sets printed on Japon vellum (The Apochrypha is one of 1250 copies) from a total edition of 1075 copies. The typography was arranged by Frances Meynell. Each volume decorated with copperplate engravings by Stephen Gooden, including the title pages. A lovely clean set finely bound in recent full black morocco, decorative gilt border to boards. Spines with raised bands, each with decorative gilt piping and ruling. Red title labels, gilt. Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. A beautiful set.
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Joh. Abrahami Kromayeri, Past. Superint. & Consist. Ass. Ohrdruffi[i], Dispositiones Memoriales librorum & capitum Biblicorum tum V. tum N. T. methodo facili & memoriæ accommoda, concinnatæ in gratiam omnium, qui Scripturam S. familiarem sibi reddere gestiunt
by KROMAYER, Johann Abraham
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1707 1ed Kromayer German Bible & Commentary & Scripture Memory Concordance RARE"Dispositiones Memoriales librorum" is a rare, early 18th-century Bible commentary and instructional book written by Johann Abraham Kromayer. This work features scriptures adapted in a manner that allows for easier memory. This edition, published in 1707 by Crocker contains a thorough and detailed Bible Concordance.
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KROMAYER, Johann Abraham
Joh. Abrahami Kromayeri, Past. Superint. & Consist. Ass. Ohrdruffi[i], Dispositiones Memoriales librorum & capitum Biblicorum tum V. tum N. T. methodo facili & memoriæ accommoda, concinnatæ in gratiam omnium, qui Scripturam S. familiarem sibi reddere gestiunt
Francof. Lipsiæ Jenæ: Sumptibus Autoris Prostat apud Henricum Christ. Crökerum Bibliopol. Privil., 1707.
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"Dispositiones Memoriales [24], 336, 356 (i.e. 380), 295, [1]
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"Kleine Concordanz" – [18], 326, [6]
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COMMENTARII IN CANTICUM CANTICORUM
by Lapide,Cornelio Cornelii a (Van den Steen ou La Pierre)
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Lugduni: Jacob & Peter Prost Brothers 1st first edition, 1637. Hardcover. Very Good. Large copperplate printers mark on Titlepage + 2 emblematic woodcuts (repeats) + foliated and tail pieces.. Folio contemporary blindstamped pig with 2 working clasps with central emblem within floriated concentric panels on 5 raised bands beveled wooden boards old paper titling label bands painted black (old if not even original) (some rubbing/staining but in very good condition) Titlepages in red and black +[14pp] =foreword & approbations 492pp +[26pp] The book is in such good state that aside from neat ownership Capucinorum Tubij, in which monastary it seems to have been for a long time having an early hand written, with a later rubber stamp of the same and also a printed strip tipped to below imprint date for the same, there are no other marks. *One of Lapide's commentaries on the books of the Old Testament. Only St.Paul & Pentateuch were published while he was still in Belgium, he was then called to Rome where…
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The Family Bible; containing the Old and New Testaments, with brief notes and instructions, designed to give the results of critical investigation,... including the references and marginal readings of the Polyglot Bible [Authorised/KJV version]
by [Bibles - King James]
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New York: American Tract Society, [1861]. Leather Bound. Very Good +. 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. 4to. 1061 (OT) + [7] + 1065 - 1504 pages. With 3 double-page and 1 full page colored maps at beginning and two leaves of family records partly filled in. Old tape reinforcement to inner hinges. Pages otherwise clean and bright. NT with separate title page. 3 volumes bound as one. Hills 1742. Bound in contemporary full brown leather with deep blind stamped patterns on covers and spine. Gilt title and five raised bands to spine. Gilt dentelles. Light wear to edges and corners. An excellent early American family Bible.
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Lisu Luke. (Bible of First edition in Lisu written language): Bible for the Lisu nationality who are a minority living in a southwestern mountain area in China
by G E Metcalf; British and Foreign Bible Society. Shanghai, China
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Very rare, first edition. Bible for the Lisu nationality who are a minority living in a southwestern mountain area in China. This book is of very interesting because Lisu has only oral language but not written language. This Lisu written language was invented and designed by the missionary writer of this book for the nationality by combining both oriental and western languages. However, this written language disappear after Chinese Communist Government got power in 1949 when they began to spread Chinese Characters in the area.Title from verso t.p. Has also a Chinese title page as shown because it is published in Shanghai, China.
136 pages ; 20 cm. A little wear on covers, near fine in total.
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TIBETAN NEW TESTAMENT
by H A Jäschke; Augustus William Heyde; F A Redslob; Nathaniel.;
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THE BIBLE OR THE HOLY SCRIPTURE, OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
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NEW YORK: HERAUSGEGEBEN VON UMERIFANIFCHEN, 1863 RARE BOOK, NICE LOOKING BLACK COVER, DESIGN ON FRONT, GOLD PRINT SPINE, RIBS ALONG SPINE. LIGHT WEAR AROUND EDGES. PREVIOUS OWNER HAS FADED WRITING IN FRNT. NO OTHER MARKINGS THROUGHOUT. LIGHT FOXING FRONT AND BACK FEW PAGES. HEAVY BOOK, 3.58 POUNDS. INCLUDED ARE CARDS DATING BACK TO 1909, PLACE MARKERS AND HAIR TIED WITH RIBBON. aLL WERE IN THE BIBLE. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.
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The Holy Bible: Old and New Testaments in the King James Version
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This book is in good condition. The white leather cover has much wear on the front, back, spine and edges. The spine is separated from the pages. The previous owner's information is written on the cover page. The pages are clear and white. The pages are clear of any markings."This Guide offers an easy way to explore the Bible with pleasure and understanding. It not only leads the reader to great stories and noble passages, but also enables him to trace through the Bible the main ideas about God and man on which Christian faith is based. Although it deals with these sometimes difficult ideas, it is written so that it can be understood and enjoyed even by young people just beginning to read the Scriptures. Parents will find the Guide helpful in teaching the Bible to children...." - A Reader's Guide To Exploring The Bible from The Holy Bible Old and New Testaments in the King James Version
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Biblia Latina (The Gutenberg Bible, B42, facsimile of Library of Congress perfect vellum copy on a 2 CD-ROM set)
by Gutenberg, Johann (Johannes; introduction by Janet Ing Freeman)
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Mainz: Johann Gutenberg (Oakland: Octavo), ca. 1455; 2003. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on two CD-ROMs; not a printed book) of one of only three surviving perfect copies of the Gutenberg Bible on vellum, from the Library of Congress. This milestone of digital publishing and preservation, part of the groundbreaking Octavo Digital Editions series, presents the entire work, including bindings, in unprecedented resolution (may be magnified at up to 200% of original size), with full searchable English translation of the text, and introductory commentary by Gutenberg expert Janet Ing Freeman, bibliographical information, and a detailed account of the copy's provenance. Unsold original stock, minor storage wear.
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Holy Bible.
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Tan leather heavily embossed with fruit, leaves and grain with the title on the front board and the spine. The Bible is a collection of religious texts, writings, or scriptures sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, Rastafari, and many other faiths. It appears in the form of an anthology, a compilation of texts of a variety of forms that are all linked by the belief that they are collectively revelations of God. These texts include theologically-focused historical accounts, hymns, prayers, proverbs, parables, didactic letters, admonitions, essays, poetry, and prophecies. Believers also generally consider the Bible to be a product of divine inspiration. Those books that are included in the Bible by a tradition or group are called canonical, indicating that the tradition/group views the collection as the true representation of God's word and will. A number of biblical canons have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents from denomination to denomination. The Hebrew Bible shares… Read More
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The Child's Commentator on the Bible for the Home Circle
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New York: Henry S. Goodspeed & Co., 1873. with an Introduction by Dr. L.P. Brockett 8vo size decorative cloth; 1,158 pages. Every page has a beautifully decorated engraved border: angels, cherubim, seraphim at the top and an open bible centered among flourishes at the bottom. There are also several hundred full page black and white engraved illustrations. Dark brown endpapers. Covers are brown cloth with bevelled edges. They are decorated with gilt titles and illustrations and black decorations. Ingram Cobbin (1777 - 1851) was an English minister. When ill heath forced his retirement from the pulpit, he turned to writing hymns and biblical and scholastic works. Book is partly disbound with front cover detached bound to front endpaper and back cover partly detached. Worn corners and head and heel of spine and to detached areas. We note finger marks or ink transfer to several pages; name and notes on ffep; two small amounts of soil on back cover, a small mottled area on front cover and…
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40 Biblische Bilder aus dem Neuen Testament
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Stuttgart: Maler Renz, 1850. Hardcover. Fair. [2] p., 40 leaves of hand-colored illustrations with captions from the New Testament; 22 cm. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt-stamped cover title and decoration. No date of publication. Little is known about the publisher Maler Renz, but it was active in the mid-19th century. This title is not in WorldCat. The title page verso contains a poem by German poet Albert Knapp (1798-1864). Very scarce. In Fair Condition: cover is rubbed and slightly soiled; lacking number 9 and 2/3 of number 10; numbers 30 and 32 are detached but present, with chipping along fore-edges; number 34 lacking lower corner, without loss of illustration or caption; numerous closed tears; finger soiling throughout.
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Der Psalter, des Königs und Propheten Davids, verduetschet von D. Martin Luther, mit kurzen Summarien oder Inhalt jedes Psalmen, Besonders für Schulen eingerichtet
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Reading, Pa: Johann Ritter und Comp, 1821. Hardcover. Good. Die Zweyte Auflage. 251, [1] p.; 15 cm. Contemporary full calf. Bound with one set of clasps, but only the hardware on the front board remains. Last page contains a multiplication table. Former owner's name at foot of last page: Aaron Roland. The same name in pencil on the title page verso and back fixed endpaper. Early American Imprints, ser. 2 (Shoemaker), 4700; First Century of German Language Printing in the U.S.A, 2516. Scarce. In Good Condition: leather is rubbed with minor loss at head of spine; back board is scraped; lacking clasp; lacking both free endpapers, and 1 leaf (pp. 221-222); p. 235 scraped, with small loss of text; faint dampstains throughout; otherwise, clean and tight.
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A Concise History Of The Holy Scriptures
by Sellon, William
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Joseph Sharpless, No. 4, Franklin-Court, (Market-Street, Between 3rd. and 4th Streets, South Side, Philadelphia, 1813; First American Edition; 223 pages; original leather boards; red morocco title label. Noteworthy Bible History instructional, adapted for the understanding of everyday people and the young. First published in England during the latter part of the 18th century under the title "An Abridgment Of The Holy Scriptures," it was widely disseminated in both Britain and on the Continent, and by 1814 had undergone 15 editions. Authored by William Sellon (1730-1790), revered curate of St. James, Clerkenwell from 1767 until his death, who was much esteemed for his personal integrity and power as a lecturer. His grandson, Baker Peter Smith, in an 1852 memoir of Sellon reports that he (Sellon) was facetiously referred to by his colleagues as "silver-tongued Sellon" for his ability to bring his hearers to such heights of ecstasy with his oratory that a torrent of donations…
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The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command
by Bible in English
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London: G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode [circa 1890s]. (Hardcover) Very good. Diamond 32mo. Volume bound in brown leather with raised bands on the spine, stamped in blind front and back, metal clasp, and metal Star of David (enameled in blue and green and with the letters "IHS" in the center in gold), inner dentelles in gilt. All edges gilt over red, coated brown endpapers. The covers are lightly rubbed, and there is an owner name on the front blank page. Although the book has been well used, it is not badly worn. (Bible, Bible in English).
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THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI, OR WISE MEN
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1688. First Edition . No Binding. Fine. G.Freman. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE BIBLE PRINT ( etching- copperplate), DATED 1688, depicting the Adoration of the Magi, according to the description in the Gospel of Matthew 2. Size of the image incl. the caption: 20,5 x 33,5 cm. ( 8,07" x 13.18") - Size of the whole leaf: 27 x 40,7.cm ( 10,6" x 16"). The etching is hand-colored
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THE BIBLE OR THE HOLY SCRIPTURE, OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
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NEW YORK: HERAUSGEGEBEN VON UMERIFANIFCHEN, 1863 RARE BOOK, NICE LOOKING BLACK COVER, DESIGN ON FRONT, GOLD PRINT SPINE, RIBS ALONG SPINE. LIGHT WEAR AROUND EDGES. PREVIOUS OWNER HAS FADED WRITING IN FRNT. NO OTHER MARKINGS THROUGHOUT. LIGHT FOXING FRONT AND BACK FEW PAGES. HEAVY BOOK, 3.58 POUNDS. INCLUDED ARE CARDS DATING BACK TO 1909, PLACE MARKERS AND HAIR TIED WITH RIBBON. aLL WERE IN THE BIBLE. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.
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